Biomes as an additional level of organization -> 6 levels (Biosphere, Biome, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism)
Factors that distinguish various biomes
Organization of biomes and distinguishing features/characteristics
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Terms
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organism/population
community/population
biome/ecosystem
species/habitat
population/species
habitat/ecosystem
Warm-up 4/17: Identify the following cities [Pick odd or even #'s only!] (including country) on the map, and use figure 1.1 (pg. 143 in ES online textbook) to determine which terrestrial biome each city resides in. Can you think of reasons why the cities reside in these biomes? Which biomes are not occupied by major cities? Why do think this is?
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Warm-up 4/17: Identify the following cities [Pick odd or even #'s only!] (including country) on the map, and use figure 1.1 (pg. 143 in ES online textbook) to determine which terrestrial biome each city resides in. Can you think of reasons why the cities reside in these biomes? Which biomes are not occupied by major cities? Why do think this is?